A superb compound crystal of vanadinite. Great colour and crystallization – a fantastic specimen from the ACF Mine Workings at Mibladen. For more about the Mibladen Mining District, including photos of some of the vanadinite workings, see Morocco: The Northern Sahara and the Atlas Mountains (Part 2). (Note, the big hole depicted in the first photograph […]

Gorgeous realgar crystals from the locality that produced the world’s finest, the Jiepayu Mine, Shimen, China in the early 1990s. These crystals are stunning – they are transparent, intense red, sharp and lustrous – on a matrix that includes calcite crystals. The main crystals are in excellent condition (a couple of incomplete peripheral crystals). From […]

A cluster of beautiful heulandite crystals. These crystals are have bright lustre and very sharp form. From the Pete Richards collection, acquired from Chris Tucker, April 19, 2002. Gorgeous heulandite! About Pete Richards (click here)  

Sharp and highly lustrous heulandite crystals on fibrous mordenite. The heulandites have a very light pink internal hue. In excellent condition. From the Pete Richards collection, acquired from John Cornish, October, 2003. A beauty. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A cluster of divergent heulandite crystals on fibrous mordenite. The heulandite crystals are a beautiful light pink, sharp and lustrous. In excellent condition, no damage. A super specimen from the Pete Richards collection. About Pete Richards (click here)    

Clustered pink heulandite crystals on fibrous mordenite. The heualndite crystals have great lustre and sharpness. In excellent condition, no damage. From the Pete Richards collection, acquired from John Cornish, October, 2003. A beautiful arrangement on the matrix. About Pete Richards (click here)    

A sharp prismatic celestine crystal with prominent lateral striations at the termination. The crystal is translucent, with light blue zoning up through its centre. In excellent condition, one chipped area on one side near the bottom and a couple of tiny chips if you look for them. From the Pete Richards collection (acquired October 12, […]

A thin, transparent celestine crystal with a bright white translucent phantom near the top. In very good condition overall, with chipping at the termination. From Pete Richards’ collection – Pete acquired the specimen in April 17, 1993. About Pete Richards (click here)

A beautiful, sharp, lustrous celestine crystal. From the Pete Richards collection, this piece was acquired on October 12, 2002. In excellent condition, minor rubs. A very fine celestine! About Pete Richards (click here)    

Epidote crystals of an unusual blocky habit – the habit typical of Calumet Mine epidotes. These are sharp crystals, with good lustre and nice dark green colour. From the collection of Pete Richards, acquired by him in 1978. About Pete Richards (click here)    

Bright globular hematite from an unusual locality. This specimen is from the collection of Pete Richards, acquired by him on May 13, 1989. A nice botryoidal hematite. About Pete Richards (click here)  

Sharp crystals of red siderite clustered together. The red seems to be a thin top siderite layer – I’ve never seen one like it – it’s really great. In excellent condition. From the Pete Richards collection. A beautiful and unusual siderite specimen from an unusual locality! About Pete Richards (click here)